Colin Treleven

Colin worked from 1986-1997 for the European Patent Office in the Netherlands and Germany. This work involved patent searching, the 'examination' of patent applications, and patent oppositions.

From 1997-2003 Colin worked at Motorola's European Intellectual Property headquarters. This work included the provision of patent drafting and support. Colin supported one of Motorola's advanced research laboratories in the UK, together with Motorola sites in Denmark, Germany and Ireland.

From 2003-2007, Colin worked for the consultancy 'TRL Ltd'. This period included both patent work and consultancy in the field of transport and the environment. In 2007, Colin joined Optimus Patents and has built up his client base with tremendous vigour, based on the exceptional quality of his work and his burgeoning reputation to ‘work his magic’ with EP cases and offer sensible, practical advice to his clients.

Colin has worked on all stages of patent drafting and prosecution, and has gained experience in a variety of electrical, electronic and other technical areas. Colin has handled both oppositions and appeals at the EPO, on behalf of major US-based clients.

Pippa Tolfts

Pippa qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2006 followed by a UK Patent Attorney in 2007. Pippa has substantial varied experience including drafting, filing and prosecuting, UK, EP, PCT and foreign patent applications in areas such as semiconductor materials, materials chemistry, medical technology, instrumentation and engineering.

Prior to joining the patent profession, Pippa completed a PhD at Imperial College in physical chemistry related to UHV studies on the growth and etching of semiconductors via molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Pippa then spent some time as a research assistant responsible for the supervision of postgraduate students and operation of UHV equipment for growth and analysis of thin film semiconductors structures. Pippa is author/co-author of various technical papers published in scientific journals. Pippa joined Optimus Patents in 2017 and has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting EP, PCT and UK cases. Pippa also has extensive experience in filing and prosecuting UK and EU registered designs. Pippa’s patent expertise is primarily in the fields of materials, chemistry, medical technology, instrumentations, electronics and wearable technologies. Pippa also has experience in prosecuting and defending oppositions at both the UK and European Patent Offices as well as Examination Division Appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office.

Pippa was also a guest lecturer for several years at Bournemouth University on the Intellectual Property Post-Graduate Certificate. This involved teaching International Patent Prosecution and Practice to trainee Patent and Trademark Attorneys and others looking for exemption from the profession foundation level examinations set by CIPA and CITMA. Duties included devising and delivering the course material including lectures, breakout activities and additional activities for coursework submission, preparing and marking part of the final examinations, and being available for queries for the duration of the course. As a Chartered Patent Attorney, Pippa is regulated by IPReg, and follows the Rules of Conduct for Patent Attorneys.

Frank Scutch

Frank earned his J.D. from Western Michigan University's Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1992, where he served as a staff writer for the Michigan Opinion Notes. Frank served as a Patent Examiner for the United States Patent and Trademark Office and then joined Motorola Inc. as senior IP counsel.

Frank later served as a patent attorney at Barnes & Thornburg, LLP and Price Heneveld LLP and has served as legal advisor at Start Garden, LLC in Grand Rapids, MI where he counselled clients on a variety of IP matters.  Frank joined the Optimus Team in 2014 and manages Optimus Patents’ U.S. office.

Frank is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Grand Rapids Bar Association, the State Bar Associations for Michigan and Florida, as well as the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association. Frank is Martindale Hubble AV- Preeminent rated and was voted Best Lawyers in America in 2018.

Siok Goh

Siok has advised and supported Optimus’ clients on IP transactional matters since 2006 and is accustomed to working closely with clients’ internal business units and senior management as an integral and trusted member of the team.  Siok has significant experience in international business development, complex technology licensing and commercialization of intellectual property. With her Chinese language skills, she has successfully represented clients in negotiating with government agencies, quasi government organizations and other multinational companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.

Siok graduated from the University of London, England, with an Honours degree in law. She was subsequently called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn (England) as a Barrister and was later admitted as a Solicitor of the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also admitted to practise in Singapore as an Advocate and Solicitor. In 2007, Siok was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada as Barrister and Solicitor.

Siok has practiced in Singapore, England and Canada both with law firms and as in-house counsel with Lloyd’s of London, England, and as Senior IP Counsel (EMEA) with Motorola Inc. in Basingstoke, England, and latterly as Commercial Counsel with Research in Motion Limited in Waterloo, Canada, specializing in inbound software licensing and all product impacting agreements.

Mandy Hunt

Mandy is a fully qualified Senior Patent Administrator working together with the Optimus Administration Team Members to ensure that all of Optimus client’s needs are met to a high standard. She receives tremendous praise from Optimus’ clients for her bespoke approach to client care management and daily file management for Optimus’ clients. She is also highly experienced in handling all filing matters in relation to the UK, PCT, US and EPO, utilising online filing software together with adapting and processing all necessary steps for Optimus’ many clients. Mandy passed her CIPA Examination in 2003.

Kim Wray